Tag Archives: felony

The Three-Member Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Thessaloniki in northern Greece has sentenced a well-known TV show co-host to five years in prison for posting explicit videos of his former partner online without her consent, the so-called Revenge Porn. Upon the prosecutor’s recommendation, the court elevated the offense from a misdemeanor …

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Authorities on the island of Crete fined a man who dumped five newborn kittens in a garbage bin with the unprecedented amount of 250,000 euros. Furthermore, the man will be prosecuted for a felony charge and is at risk to spend 5 years behind bars. On June 3, the perpetrator, …

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A legislative amendment to be voted by the Greek Parliament on Thursday turns torture and killing of animals to felony. Acts of extreme cruelty to animals will be punished by up to 10 years imprisonment. The offenses  include “poisoning, hanging, burning, crushing, mutilating” animals. The tougher fines and sentences against …

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A 14-year-old student has been in custody at the Police headquarters since last Thursday and is to appear in court on Monday. The boy is charged with felony for a crime that has not been clear, so far. He was participating in the students’ protest in downtown Athens. In an …

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The Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court has urged judicial and police authorities to not hesitate and proceed with arrests and trials of those abusing animals. The circular issued by the deputy prosecutor comes after the shocking cases of dogs abuse in Chania and Nikaia and commitment by the Agricultural …

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“Hit-and-run drivers should be prosecuted for felony,” the SOS-Road Crimes PanHellenic Association said on Friday. More than 25 hit-and-run incidents are reported in the capital Athens alone each year. Drunkenness, uninsured vehicles and lack of driving license are the most important reasons for drivers abandoning their victims, said SOS-Road Crimes, …

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Following an outcry by women’s groups, Amnesty International and even SYRIZA lawmakers about the “rape” definition and its punishment in the new Penal Code,, Justice Minister Mihalis Kalogirou submitted a legislative improvement early Thursday afternoon. “Anyone who attempts a sexual act without the victim’s consent is punished with imprisonment of …

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Greek authorities have struck a blow to a NGO suspected to have been involved in facilitating the illegal arrivals of refugees and migrants to the islands of Lesvos and Samos. The NGO was mainly operating on the island of Lesvos and the hot spot of Moria. Investigation that has lasted …

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Two families who lost relatives in the Athens wildfires filed lawsuits at the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office in Athens on Wednesday morning. The families demand the persecution of all responsible for the loss of their beloved ones: a 70-year-old father and husband and a 74-year-old mother. The testimonies how the …

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A prosecutor brought numerous felony charges against a 29-year-old man who was arrested by anti-terror police on Saturday in connection to the parcel bomb attack against former prime minister Lucas Papademos and the letter bombs sent to other EU officials earlier this year. The six charges involve forming and participating …

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Founder and president of nationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), veteran politician Giorgos Karatzaferis is being investigated for 6 million euros in off-shore accounts and possible kickbacks from military armament programs like the Super Puma helicopters purchased in the year 2000. Katatzaferis could face felony charges for According to Greek media, …

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Once they belonged to the same political party, socialist PASOK. But now lawyer Agis Tatsis filed a law suit against his former socialist comrade for “exposing the country”. Just hours after former foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos  claimed during a radio interview on Tuesday morning that “Greek intelligence service (EYP) was tapping US-ambassadors in Athens …

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Three Golden Dawn MPs were released on bail on Wednesday morning after they gave testimonies that lasted for hours. Only MP Giorgos Lagos remanded in custody. In a marathon court hearing that started on Tuesday noon and ended on Wednesday morning all four denied the charges. Hardly did the news of …

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 Greece’s Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law (‘Αρειος Πάγος) decided to take radical measures against members of the Parliament caught in flagranti (to catch red-handed, in action) in committing felonies: Arrest! The circular sent to prosecutors and police departments does not namely refer to MPs of extreme-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) however the …

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A Greek prosecutor filed felony charges against prominent Greek banker and onwer of pharmaceutical companies Lavrentis Lavrentiadis over a financial scandal that has led to the demise of small lender Proton Bank, court officials said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Lavrentiadis, a high-flying businessman who started from the chemicals industry …

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Will the punishment of animal abusers in Greece be more severe? Will animal abuse finally be a felony? I hardly believed my eyes reading the following news item in Proto Thema. Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food examines in detail the possibility of tougher penalties for cruelty and abuse against animals …

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